Jim Wunderman

Jim Wunderman is a Lecturer at UC Davis Graduate School of Management and President/CEO of the Bay Area Council. He brings executive experience from Providian Financial and San Francisco city government, where he served as Chief of Staff to Mayor Frank Jordan. His teaching focuses on public-private partnerships and urban policy.

Wunderman leads a coalition of 275 Bay Area employers advocating for regional solutions to transportation, housing, and economic challenges. Under his leadership, the Council launched initiatives like the Bay Area Mobility Partnership addressing transit integration.

He holds a BS in Political Science from San Francisco State University and an AS in Business Administration from Kingsborough College.